CCTV International (CCTV-9) is the English-language 24-hour news channel of China Central Television, China's largest national TV network. Launched on September 25, 2000, CCTV International is dedicated to reporting news and information to its global audience, with a special focus on China. With a team of experienced and committed journalists, CCTV International is China's answer to introducing greater diversity and more perspective into the global information flow.

24 hours a day, seven days a week, CCTV International provides viewers with a host of news and feature programs. Its news bulletins report major events in China and around the world. Various feature programs, documentaries and entertainment magazine shows offer insight into Chinese society from politics to economy and from history to culture.

Broadcasting from the ancient capital and rapidly developing metropolis of Beijing, CCTV International covers the whole globe via six satellites. Its programs can now be seen by 2.3 million subscribers outside China.

CCTV's team of professionals from all over the world is working together to create a truly international channel.

CCTV International is your primary source of information and your window on China and the world.